What are the customs and characteristics of Xi 'an?

1, eat five beans. On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, put soybeans, adzuki beans, mung beans, red beans and black beans into a pot and cook them for the whole family, but you can't finish them. You must be more than enough after eating. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a bumper harvest and good luck in the coming year.

2, four-color ceremony. The four-color ceremony, also known as the four-color ceremony, is a ceremony that the younger generation in Xi 'an pays attention to the elders. For example, after the engagement, the man will bring four kinds of gifts to the woman's house for the first time: cigarettes, wine, meat, canned food or fruit, and the woman's house will also make up four kinds of gifts for the man to take back.

3. Folk paper-cutting. Monochrome paper-cutting, simple and simple in shape, pays attention to exaggeration and deformation, and inherits the ancient aesthetic taste and modeling concept. In terms of content, animals and flowers are the main ones.

4. The pattern of five poisons. The five poisons model is a kind of exorcism model that spreads among the people in Guanzhong area of Xi. Guanzhong people think that five kinds of animals, such as scorpions, snakes, toads, geckos and spiders, are the most poisonous animals, commonly known as "five poisons". People embroider patterns of five poisons on children's pockets, vests, shoes and hats. To limit the evil things that hurt children.

5. Steamed steamed buns for the New Year. According to the custom, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, every household began to steam steamed buns, turning ordinary wheat-flour steamed buns into handicrafts.

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Historical and cultural characteristics of Xi 'an;

1, dialect:

Shaanxi Guanzhong dialect is one of the Central Plains official dialects represented by xi 'an dialect, which is deeply influenced by Putonghua, but it still retains the usage of some archaic words.

2. Drama:

Shaanxi Opera, which is popular in Shaanxi and Northwest China, is also called "Bangzi Opera". It is the oldest, richest and largest vocal cavity system among the four major vocal cavities of China Opera. Nuo dance and Zhong Kui dance, which spread in the hometown of Zhong Kui in Huxian County, are living fossils of China opera dance, and Nuo dance is the originator of traditional Chinese medicine.

3. Painting:

Chang 'an Painting School in China's traditional Chinese painting originated from Guanzhong Shadow Play before the Han Dynasty, Shaanxi Puppet Show in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhong Kui painting in Zhong Kui's hometown, and peasant painting in Huxian County, all of which are indispensable and important components of an 'an culture.